The final cut: Longtime Springdale councilman and barber Rex Bailey closes up shop after 47 years

Longtime Springdale barber Bailey closes up shop after 47 years

April 1, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

by Tom Sissom

Rex Bailey (right) trims the beard of Blake Chapman of Springdale on Thursday at Bailey's Barber & Style Shoppe in Springdale. Bailey, longtime City Council member and downtown businessman, is retiring and closed his barber shop as of Thursday. Visit nwaonline.com/photos for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)
Rex Bailey (right) trims the beard of Blake Chapman of Springdale on Thursday at Bailey's Barber & Style Shoppe in Springdale. Bailey, longtime City Council member and downtown businessman, is retiring and closed his barber shop as of Thursday. Visit nwaonline.com/photos for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)


SPRINGDALE -- The mood at Rex Bailey's barber shop in downtown Springdale was a bit subdued Thursday, the banter a bit less lighthearted than usual.

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